Bibliographic Information
Shin, Ye-Kyeong; Jung, Hye-Jin. “New Spatial Possibilities of Railway Stations: Everyday Heritage, Enjoyable Landscape.”
Procedia Engineering, 118, pp. 377–383, December 2015.
ISSN 1877-7058
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.437
Research Summary
This study interprets railway stations, which have performed everyday transport functions in city centers since the Industrial Revolution, as reusable industrial heritage and spaces for experiencing urban landscapes. Cases including the restoration of Tokyo Station, regeneration around Paris Gare du Nord, New York’s High Line, and the integrated regeneration of Busan Station and the old port demonstrate that railway infrastructure can stimulate the renewal of declining urban districts.
Railway stations are complex facilities combining historical significance with contemporary daily use and can therefore be understood as “everyday heritage.” The study highlights their potential to become new public spaces where citizens can experience and enjoy the cityscape.